Five Corners area property plans to be part of Community Information meeting July 4th

A public information meeting has been set for July as part of a request
for rezoning of a number of lots along Biggar Place near Five Corners

Residents with an interest in the plans ahead for a number of lots at Biggar Place and Third Avenue West can find out more next month, when Marogna Enterprises host a Community Information Meeting at the Crest hotel.

The Public session is set for Thursday, July 4th in the British Columbia Room at the Crest, the schedule for the Information engagement looks as follows:

5:00 to 5:30 PM -- Introduction and Presentation
5:30 to 6 PM -- Question and Answer Period
6:00 to 6:30 PM -- Open House

The Information session is designed to provide more information about the application to amend the current zoning of the property, with the proponents looking to have the lots in question rezoned to permit commercial use on the entire property.

The area in question for potential rezoning from residential to commercial
(from City of Prince Rupert )

Currently the lots in question along Biggar Place are zoned for residential, though the buildings that were once in use for housing have long since been taken down after having fallen into disrepair.

We outlined the path ahead for Marogna Enterprises earlier this month, following the June 11th council session, with Council putting in motion the call for the public information meeting after reviewing a report from City Planner Zeno Krekic.

At that time, there were some concerns raised by Councillor Cunningham at how the city might be sending mixed messages on wanting housing developed in the downtown core, while at the same time rezoning land that was allocated for such housing.

It's not the first time that the fate of the Biggar Place lots has come up before council , the theme of future development was also considered back in 2015.

City staff will be monitoring the results of the Public Information meeting of July 4th and providing feedback for City Council when the rezoning request returns to City Hall for further action.

For more items of note related to Prince Rupert City Council see our Council Discussion page here, while our notes on themes of housing in the city can be explored here.


Cross posted from the North Coast Review